There's not a good chance of anything other than this game being a well-received game, among both critics and consumers. The guy has a proven, 30-year track record. Not only has he been at it that long, but he's been at (or near, if you prefer) the top of his profession across a three-decade span. He's going to keep making games, regardless of who likes them, and attempt to make something completely different in the very next venture. If you want to read anything into his past output, that would be where to look. I wasn't as huge a fan of MGSV as I was the rest of his catalog ...but preceding TPP alone - the year prior, in fact, were Ground Zeroes and PT. If he puts something out, there's a good chance I like it. That faith isn't created from blind loyalty-- it's earned through extended, exceptional quality.
It's much like those who suggest that using the term "genre-defining" is too bold a term to use... Well, sure. For most. But when you have literally created - and defined - genres, you've earned the right to boast such terms without being second-guessed on it.
